Thursday, March 13

Oh What A Lovely War with Caroline Quentin on BBC Radio 2 Tomorrow Night

Radio 2 is broadcasting Tony Award winning director Terry Johnson's new production of "Oh What A Lovely War"  from The Theatre Royal Stratford East where it ends on 15th March. It is the theatre where it was created by Joan Littlewood and the Theatre Workshop half a century ago. The ensemble includes Caroline Quentin with music directed by Mike Dixon.

The musical takes the form of an end of the pier Pierrot show with a series of popular songs of the period , "It's a Long Way to Tipperary," "Pack up Your Troubles", "Oh What A Lovely War" and "Keep the Home Fires Burning", interspersed with satirical sketches mapping out the progress of the war.

Your can hear Oh What A Lovely War on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow night (Friday 14th March) from 08:00-10:00 pm

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